Chapter 802: 802 Countries in the Changing World
Chapter 802 802 Countries in the Changing World
After all, the Tang State's secret weapon missiles still failed to catch up with the war. The victory parade was over, and the ballistic missiles that could fly more than 1,700 kilometers were still lying in the laboratory without seeing the light of day.
Even during the victory parade, they were not shown off. It is still a mystery, and there is only a vague code name among the Tang Dynasty's top brass.
Those who know about this weapon are very secretive about it. When everyone mentions it, they only mention a number. Most people actually only know part of it. They have not even seen the complete body of this secret weapon.
The capital of the Dahua Empire escaped disaster, but this was not the end. With the existence of Tang Mo, a prophet, it is naturally impossible to give up this weapon system that represents the future.
Therefore, after dozens of experiments and the short-range ballistic missiles were ready for actual combat, secret mass production of the equipment began immediately without wasting any time.
This missile is almost a copy of the V-2 missile, or to be more precise, this missile is almost a copy of the Scud missile.
It has improved the complex structure of the V2 missile, adopted more advanced technology, and still uses the mature kerosene and nitric acid fuel of the Scud missile. The range is almost the same, about 300 kilometers.
At the extreme distance, with a range of 300 kilometers, the circular probability error of this inertial-guided missile is about 300 meters. This attack accuracy allows it to only attack fixed targets the size of cities.
Compared with air strikes, this kind of attack accuracy does not have any advantage, but this kind of missile still has its important value.
The biggest advantage is that it is almost impossible to intercept, and the high-throw ballistic speed is extremely fast. Even if it is detected by radar, it is sure enough to "hit" the target.
In addition to the fuel, the 11-meter-long missile contains an inertial guidance device and a warhead. The entire warhead weighs 1 ton, which can be said to be a giant.
The warhead is optional and can be equipped with a cloud burst bomb weighing nearly 900 kilograms. The destructive power of this warhead is amazing and can more or less make up for the lack of missile attack accuracy.
Another option is cluster bombs, and there are two types: 40 large cluster bombs to attack the runway, or 100 smaller cluster bombs for attackers.
Two types of submunitions can also make up for the lack of attack accuracy to a certain extent. As long as one submunition hits the target, it will cause a certain degree of damage.
Cluster bombs, commonly known as cluster bombs, are also another secret weapon of the Tang State. These bombs can quickly clear out the active forces in an area.
Of course, if necessary, Tang Mo can also equip this missile with a more powerful warhead: such as a nuclear warhead or a chemical warhead.
Chemical weapons are inhumane, and Tang Mo is reluctant to open this Pandora's box. It's not that he is very noble, but because the entry threshold for this thing is really too low.
When the world's overall technological level improves to a certain level, countries will immediately have the ability to develop and manufacture chemical weapons, and then these countries will start to use such weapons unscrupulously.
So Tang Mo would rather "seal" away this cheap biological and chemical weapon, known as the "poor man's nuclear weapon", and raise the threshold for the use of such weapons.
And he relied on nuclear technology to monopolize super weapons and became a real world policeman, suppressing all countries that wanted to possess "weapons of mass destruction."
To put it more bluntly, it is to ban all easy, simple and powerful weapons, and then monopolize high-tech super weapons to achieve the goal of dominating one company.
In addition to the short-range ballistic missile Scud, another secret weapon of the Tang State is the Dongfeng 3 long-range ballistic missile.
This missile modified by Tang Mo's technical engineers has a range of 1,700 kilometers and can cover the capital of the Dahua Empire.
Its attack accuracy is indeed not very satisfactory, but it is the only weapon at this stage that can immediately attack targets 1,700 kilometers away.
Although the reliability is not that high, it is also expensive and scarce. But its emergence still has immeasurable strategic significance.
The emergence of this kind of missile marked that the Tang Dynasty entered another military stage, and the strategic air force had a new competitor. In related fields, Tang State created countless possibilities.
Almost exactly like in real history, ballistic missiles appeared first, and then people thought of another use of missiles: rockets.
Inspired by Tang Mo, Tang’s technical staff began to demonstrate the feasibility of artificial satellites. This brand-new equipment suddenly lifted the world's attention from above the clouds to the endless space.
Tang Mo is a “experienced person”, so he instilled the importance of satellites into the minds of scientific researchers from the beginning.
There is no need to make any detours at all. Several important functions of satellites, including communications, detection and other uses, have made this "future" technology of unlimited importance.
But neither rockets nor missiles are the focus of Tang Mo's development. What he is most concerned about now is actually the research and development of another gadget.
This thing is the electron tube, which is the main component of the first generation of electronic computers. With this thing, tube computers can be manufactured.
As the first generation of computers, although the performance of the vacuum tube computer is not outstanding, it is the only way for the development of computer technology.
Although Tang Mo could directly bring out the transistor computer technology, in order to let his engineers and technicians fully understand computer technology, Tang Mo still very patiently brought out the first-generation computers and gradually brought these high-end technical talents into this world. important areas.
Before the birth of this ancestor computer, no one could imagine any device that could assist in completing 5,000 operations per second.
Only when the computer field is advancing rapidly will technologies such as satellites really begin to flourish. The era of pure mechanical technology has begun to pass, and the era of information technology has quietly arrived from the moment this computer was born.
It is a pity that except for this small group of highly sophisticated technicians headed by Tang Mo, in other parts of the world, people have not yet fully understood steam engine technology.
Perhaps some people can make piston engines for airplanes and cars, but the vast majority of civilians are still illiterate.
School education has not been popularized, and even some countries that are unwilling to change still maintain their primitive style: in the west of Qin, the primitive orc tribes even still use flintlock guns and muzzle-loading cannons.
Two or three years ago, the newspaper published in Bunas City, which was occupied by the Lines Empire, was still advocating for an airship that departed from Gobel and flew to the Lines Empire, hyping up the so-called airship technology. But now, airship technology has almost been completely eliminated. The airship production base built by the Cyric Consortium in Gobol has long been abandoned. The pipelines for producing hydrogen are submerged in weeds, and it looks very apocalyptic.
Most countries are still building railways to allow this new form of transportation to extend to every corner of their jurisdiction.
Countless factories were built, providing employment opportunities for the entire region while polluting the clear river water.
The forest-like chimneys billowed black smoke day and night, and all kinds of strange and weird products were transported out of the factory and transported to all directions where they were needed.
Things that were previously unimaginable began to appear in people's lives. These technological advances have greatly improved the convenience of life, and indeed brought happiness and hope to the common people.
For example, matches are a new and convenient way to start a fire. When there was no such thing before, everyone could only use flint and tinder. It was really inconvenient and there was really no substitute.
But matches are different. This small thing that can be easily ignited by friction is very easy to use and has been praised by everyone as soon as it came out.
Another thing that has quietly changed people's lives is soap. The emergence of this thing has improved the level of personal hygiene by more than one level.
This has effectively reduced the frequency of people getting sick, and at the same time, cheap soap has also made a qualitative leap in the mental outlook of citizens throughout the city.
Don’t underestimate this kind of detail. When people are willing to walk cleanly on the streets, the impact of their mental outlook is subtle. This change makes the city more like a city and gives civilians their own dignity.
The medical technology spread from Datang Group also affects the world: with the maintenance of these drugs, super-large cities are possible.
When Tang Mo left Bunas, he left behind many pharmaceutical production lines as agreed. This has left many drug production techniques an open secret.
You must know that Datang Group may still complete a series of confidentiality work, but after the Lions Empire took over Bunas, keeping secrets became a complete joke.
Cyric was the first to infiltrate and immediately got everything they wanted. Then the Eight Immortals from various countries came across the sea to show their magical powers. It didn't take long for drug technologies such as penicillin to become an open secret.
In fact, Datang Group is also contributing to this: anyway, these technologies can't make much money. The Tang State has begun to use new technologies to produce more effective drugs. Why not spread these outdated technologies so that Bunas' legacy became "negative equity."
This method did have an effect, and Bunas naturally declined under pressure from many aspects.
It is no longer the brightest pearl on the eastern continent's coastline. Its light has long been eclipsed by the rising stars on the west coast.
Despite this, Bunas is still an important industrial base, and it still plays an important role, providing countless commodities to the Lions Empire.
New and old factories continuously deliver various products to the world, draining the last traces of wealth from ordinary people.
There is no way, you have to pay compensation for defeat. The money for purchasing aircraft technology last time has not been paid off, and the interest has increased a lot. Now you have to buy a variety of new technologies and new equipment. There must always be a source for this money. Isn't it?
Of course, the emperor's money cannot be used. It is people's private property. Anyone who wants to take advantage of the emperor's private treasury will definitely not want to live.
The money of ministers and nobles cannot be touched. This is the foundation for the emperor to rule the entire country. If the emperor wants to take the money of this class, it will cause turmoil and affect the stability of the country.
The status of merchants is no longer what it used to be. They open factories and are responsible for transporting and transferring goods, circulating goods, and creating profits. The influence of this class is getting bigger and bigger, and the forces behind it are becoming more and more untouchable, so it is better not to provoke them easily.
Aristocratic families, landowners, powerful people...it seems that none of them are easy to use their money.
Thinking about it, the money in the hands of the common people is the easiest to rob, and generations of people have been robbing it for thousands of years, so just grab the few copper coins in the hands of the people.
Henceforth, those who invest money to participate in the establishment of airlines and purchase aircraft to make a lot of money are all high-ranking aristocratic men.
Sending people to learn skills and prepare to seek development in new fields is what the powerful businessmen of the family are doing.
The expropriation of land to build an airport and supporting facilities made the landowners smile and make a fortune. With less arable land, crops with higher added value can only be grown to make up for the losses, which in turn affects food production.
· Worried about the food crisis, various countries have in turn issued laws stipulating that farmers must cultivate food and are not allowed to switch to cash crops without authorization, which further affects farmers' income.
At the end of the day, what the already miserable farmers in various countries didn’t know was that the Tang State suppressed the landlord class and provided high subsidies to farmers.
In other words, countries around the world are now relying on the huge gap between workers and farmers to accumulate capital and accelerate development. However, due to greed, they fail to subsidize the basic agricultural market.
Such an economic model is fragile and dangerous. Once it collapses, it will damage the fundamentals and leave no room for rescue.
In fact, it is not that there are no "wise men" and "capable people" who can see these problems. There are some voices for change in many countries. They tried to use reforms to become stronger and catch up with the Tang Empire, which was developing faster and faster.
However, such reforms will touch the cakes of vested interests to varying degrees, so it is conceivable that they will receive great resistance.
Each country has launched its own reform plan, but in fact most of the reform plans are just a new one. They can only avoid the important ones and tinker with their own framework.
A group of paper framers who only treat the symptoms but not the root cause cannot solve the problem fundamentally. The changes in these countries were all within Tang Mo's expectation.
Tang Mo was also happy to see these decaying empires struggling in the mud, gradually distanced themselves from his Tang Empire, and eventually he could no longer even see his back.
But in fact, several countries were unexpected. In the "summary" after the war, they showed a side that shocked Tang Mo.
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(End of this chapter)